British mountaineer dies after fall from Spain’s Torrecerredo peak
A 28-year-old British climber died after falling about 61 metres while descending Torrecerredo in northern Spain, according to the Civil Guard. His body was recovered by a helicopter team from a gully on the mountain’s east side and taken to a regional sports and aviation facility near Gijon.
A 28-year-old British mountaineer has died after falling about 61 metres while descending from Torrecerredo, the highest peak in Spain’s Picos de Europa range, local authorities said. The climber fell on Thursday afternoon in a vertical gully on the mountain’s eastern side, according to the Spanish Civil Guard in Asturias. The incident occurred during the descent, about 20 metres below the summit.
A rescue team flew over the area by helicopter and located the mountaineer’s remains, the Civil Guard said. Two specialists were then lowered to recover the body and belongings that had been scattered during the fall. The body was transported to La Morgal, a regional sports and aviation facility in Llanera, near the Asturian city of Gijon.
The source material does not provide the climber’s name or details of the circumstances immediately before the fall. A spokesperson for the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office said it had contacted local authorities about the death. No further information about consular assistance was provided.
Torrecerredo stands at about 2,649 metres and is the highest peak in the Picos de Europa mountain range. The Picos form part of the larger Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. The Civil Guard’s account described the recovery operation and the location of the fall but did not say whether other climbers were with the British man.
It also did not provide information about weather conditions or the route used.
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